New Delhi: The Hyderabad House was in pin-drop silence as the Prime Ministers of Bangladesh and India appeared before the press in a joint meet. Soon the silence broke as the announcer of the event urged the two leaders to 'step down'.

The male announcer apparently wanted to mean to come one step front coming down from where they both were standing to deliver statements.

At a joint briefing following a bilateral meeting during which they agreed on 22 bilateral instruments, Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina did a ceremonial signing on stage in front of the press.

After that, it was time for the two leaders to step off the elevated podium, so each could make their respective statements.

At the beginning of the conference, the two leaders were standing on the podium and were asked by the announcer to come together for a photo shoot.

The announcer said, "May I request the two prime ministers to step down."

The wrong choice of words made it seem as though the announcer was asking PM Modi and PM Hasina to 'resign from their posts'.

The entire room then burst into laughter. The two PMs also kept smiling looking at each other.